Radio Shack ET-916 manual

Cat. No. 43-1086 OWNER’S MANU AL Plea se read before using this equipment . ET -91 6 900-MHz Extended-Range Cordless Telephone with 10-Number Memory 43-1 086. fm Page 1 Tu esday, Aug us t 17, 19 99 2:3 9 PM[...]

2 FEA TURES © 19 96 T an dy Cor po rat ion . All Righ ts Res erv ed . COM -LOK is a re gistere d t radema rk used by T a ndy C orp oration. Rad ioS h ac k i s a tr ade mark us ed by T andy Cor p or ati on . Your Radi oShack ET-916 900-MH z Extended-Range Co rdless Telephone with 10-Numb er Memory us es the 900 MHz band which mea ns less i nt erfer[...]

3 Important Note: Cordless phon es such as this one require AC power to operate. When the AC power is off, you cannot dial ou t or receive incoming calls using y our ET-916. T o be safe, you sho uld also h ave a phone that does not need AC power to operate (not a cordless ph one) so y ou c an st ill make and rec eive calls if there is an AC pow er [...]

4 CONTENTS Ins talla tion ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ... ..... .... .... 5 Sel ecting a Loc ation .... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... . 5 Pla cing t he Ba se on a D esk T op ..... ..... .... ....[...]

5 IN STALLATI ON SELECTI NG A LOCATION You can place t he phone on a desk top or table, or mount it on a wall. Sel ect a location that is: • near an A C out let • near a tele phone line jack • out of the way of norm al activities • away from el ectrical machinery , electrical appliances , m e tal walls or filing cabinets, wireless inter- co[...]

6 3. Insert the supplie d AC adapter ’s barrel plug into the DC IN 9V ja ck on the back of the b as e. 4. Route the a dapter ’s cord t hrough the strain relief slot on top of the base. 5. Plug the a dapter into a st andard AC outlet. The P O WER i n dicator on the base lights. 6. Lift the bas e’ s an tenna to a v erti- cal position. Strain Re[...]

7 3. Insert the supplie d AC adapter ’s barrel plug into the DC IN 9V ja ck on the back of the b as e. 4. Route the a dapter ’s cord t hrough the slot on top of t he base and through the left slots on the bot - tom of the base. 5. Plug the short modular cord into the wall plate jac k. 6. Align the base’ s ke yhole slots with the wa ll plate s[...]

8 Mou nting the Base Direct ly on t he W all For this mounting method, you need two flat-head wo od screws (not sup- plied) with heads that fit into the key- hole slots on the bottom of t h e base. 1. D rill two h oles 3 5 / 16 inches apart. Then thread a s crew into each hole, letting the heads extend ab out 3 / 16 i n c h f r o m t h e wall. 2. P[...]

9 8. Press and lift out the hands et holder , rotate it 1 80 °, then sn ap it back i nto plac e so it holds the handset. 9. Plug the a dapter into a st andard AC outlet. The P O WER i n dicator on the base lights. 10. Lift the b ase’ s an tenna to a verti- cal position. CONNECTING AND CHARGING T HE BATTERY PACK The ET-916 com es with a recharge-[...]

10 Notes: • I f the CHA RGE indicator doe s not light when you pla ce the h andset on the base, be sure the battery pack and AC ada pter are correctly and securely connec ted. Also, check the ch arging con tacts on the hand set and the bas e. If t he c o nta cts ar e dir t y or t a rn is he d , clean them with a p enc il eraser . • When you fir[...]

11 SETTI NG THE D IALING MO DE Set DIA L MODE on the ba ck of the base for the type of service you have. If you are not sure wh ich type you hav e, do thi s t es t. 1. Set DIAL MODE to T . 2. Lift the handset and listen f or a dial tone. 3. Press any numb er other than 0 . Note: If your phone system requires that you dial an access code ( 9 , for e[...]

12 OPE R ATION MAKING AN D RECEIVING CALLS To make o r answer a call, lift the han d- set. Or, if the handset is away from the cr a dle , press TA L K . The T ALK/BA TT LOW indic ator on t he h andset and the IN USE indicator on the b ase l ight. To end a call , place the hand set on the cr adl e o r pr es s TA LK so the T AL K / BATT LOW i n dicat[...]

13 Notes: • The redial m emory holds up to 32 digits, so you can redial lon g- distance as well as local num bers. • The redial memory also holds pause entries. See “Entering a Pause ” on Page 15. • T he redial me mory does not s t o re a flash entry or an y digi ts you press a fter FLASH (see “Using F las h” ). USING FLASH FLASH perf[...]

14 PAGING To page t he person who has t he hand- set or to locate the handset when the phone is no t in use, press PA G E on the base. The h andset beeps f or 2 sec- onds. MEMORY DIALI NG You can store up t o 10 num bers i n memory, t hen d ial a sto red num ber by pressing a one - d igit memory location number. Each number you store can be up to 1[...]

15 6. Attach the sticker to the phone. To erase a stored number, simpl y store a new number in i ts place. Or, lift the handset, pre ss TA L K if the TALK/BATT LOW indicat or lights, and press MEMO twice . Then pres s t he memory location number ( 0 – 9 ) you want to c l ear. A tone sounds. Ente rin g a Pau se In some teleph one systems , you m u[...]

16 T ROUBLES HOOTING We do not expect you to h av e any problem s with y our phone, but if you d o, the fol- lowing sugg estions might help. Problem Sugg estion Low volume or unusual sounds . Som eone has picked up anothe r phone on the same line. Hang up the other phone. Severe no ise interference. • Press CH to chan ge the channel. • Keep t h[...]

17 If you still have probl ems, disconnec t the phone. If other phones on the same li ne work prop erly, the faul t is i n this phone or its in stallation. I f you cannot f ind the prob- lem, tak e your phone to your lo cal RadioShac k store for assistance. Handset d oes no t ring or rec eive a page. • Return the handset to the cradle to recharge[...]

18 CARE AND MA INTENANCE Your ET-916 90 0-MHz Extended-Range Cordless Telephone with 10-Num ber Memory is an example of superior design and cr aftsmanship. Th e following sugges - tions will hel p you ca re for you r cordless telephone so you can enjoy i t for years. Keep the ET-916 dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immedi ately. Liquids might conta[...]

19 REPLACING THE BATTERY PACK If you follow the instructions in “ Con- necting and Cha rging the Battery Pack” on P age 9, the bat tery pack should last about one year. If the bat - tery does n ot hold a charge f or mo r e than 2 hours after an overnight c harge, replace the battery with a new 3.6 volt, 600 milliamp b attery with a connector th[...]

20 THE F CC W A NTS Y OU TO KNOW In the unlikely event that your phone causes probl ems o n the pho ne line, the pho ne compan y c an temporaril y discontinue your serv ice. If this hap- pens, t he phone com pany at t empts to notify you in advance. If advance n o- tice is no t p ractical, the phone c omp a- ny notifies you as soon as possible and [...]

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